Anthony Hemingway

Anthony Hemingway is an American film and television director. He has directed episodes of "The Wire" and "". Before becoming a director he worked extensively as an assistant director in television and film.

Biography

He is a regular director for "".

For "The Wire" he served as the first assistant director on several episodes in the first seasonCite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/crew/season_1.shtml|title="The Wire" season 1 crew|accessdate=2007-10-14|publisher=HBO|year=2007] and throughout the second and third season.Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/crew/season_2.shtml|title="The Wire" season 2 crew|accessdate=2007-10-14|publisher=HBO|year=2007] Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/crew/season_3.shtml|title="The Wire" season 3 crew|accessdate=2007-10-14|publisher=HBO|year=2007] He returned in 2006 as a director for the seventh episode of the fourth season "Unto Others".cite episode
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airdate = 2004-10-29
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url = http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season4/episode07.shtml] Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/crew/season_4.shtml|title="The Wire" season 4 crew|accessdate=2007-10-14|publisher=HBO|year=2007] Show runner David Simon said that Hemingway's directing debut proved what they already new "that it was time." The experience has led to directing work on several other series for Hemingway.Cite web|url=http://members.aol.com/TheWireHBO/exclusive4-5.html|title=3rd Exclusive David Simon interview|accessdate=2007-11-05|publisher=The Wire at AOL|year=2003|author=Jim King Page 5]

He often works with people he has collaborated with in the past. Hemingway began working in the industry on Tom Fontana's HBO prison drama "Oz" as an assistant director. He later worked with Fontana on "The Jury". He was the first assistant director on the film "Freedomland" in 2006 which was written by "The Wire" writer Richard Price and featured several cast members from that show alongside Samuel L. Jackson. He first worked with Jackson as assistant director on the 2002 film "Changing Lanes". He first worked with director/producer Joe Chappelle on the 2000 film "Takedown" and has since collaborated with him on "The Wire" and "CSI: NY".

Filmography

Director

Assistant Director

*"Freedomland" (2006) First Assistant Director: Second Unit
*"The Manchurian Candidate" (2004) First Assistant Director: Washington, D.C./New York
*"The Jury" (2004) First Assistant Director
*"The Wire" (2002)
**Season 2 (2003-2004) First Assistant Director
*"The Extreme Team" (2003) First Assistant Director
*"Juwanna Man" (2002) First Assistant Director
*"New Best Friend" (2002) Second Assistant Director
*"Changing Lanes" (2002) First Assistant Director: Second Unit
*"Ali" (2001) Second Assistant Director: New York
*"Law & Order Criminal Intent" (2001) First Assistant Director
*"Takedown" (2000) Second Assistant Director
*"Monday After the Miracle" (1998) Second Assistant Director
*"Carriers" (1998) Second Assistant Director
*"Oz" (1997) First Assistant Director

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